Essay name: Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study)
Author:
Shri N. M. Kansara
Affiliation: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda / Department of Sanskrit Pali and Prakrit
This is an English study of the Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala, a Sanskrit poem written in the 11th century. Technically, the Tilaka-manjari is classified as a Gadyakavya (鈥減rose-romance鈥�). The author, Dhanapala was a court poet to the Paramara king Munja, who ruled the Kingdom of Malwa in ancient west-central India.
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In emergency when it was impossible to perform all
the ceremonies mentioned above, as was the case with Prin-
ce Samarakety who wanted to slip away alone and unnoticed
by his soldiers in search of Prince Hariv膩hana, one would
just make up one's mind, get up early in the morning, fix
up the auspicious moment oneself, put on clean silk gar-
ments and crest of fresh flowers, offer special worship
to the image of one's family deity, apply to the fore-
head the sandal paste left after worshipping the deity,
honour the sword by scattering Durva-sprouts, and just
set out. A coincidental throbbing of the right hand or
blowing of the night-conch or neighing of horses would
suffice to fortify the person as to the success of his
261 mission.
(2) AVAT膧RANAKA-MANGALA :-
The ceremony called 'Avatara峁嘺ka-mangala' was
performed, by the courtezans, to King Meghavahana, when he
returned to his palace after successfully completing his
propitiation of the goddess Sri. It was again performed
263 to him by the courtezans in the harem of Queen Madir膩vati.
The same ceremony was performed to Prince Hari vahana
艢r墨 262
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261. TM(N), p.198(9-21).
262.1bid., p.65 (14-15 ) :- 啶膏啶侧げ啷嬥啶距啶距ぐ 啶曕啶多げ啶� 啶た啶掂ぐ啶苦さ啶ㄠた啶むぞ啶た啶� 啶啶班く啷佮啷嵿い
啶膏啶掂い啶距じ啷嵿ぅ啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶距げ啷� 啶え啷嵿え啶啷嵿い啷嵿い
啶曕啶むぞ啶掂い啶班ぃ 啶曕ぎ啶｀啶∴ぞ啶侧--- [sakalalok膩c膩ra ku艣al膩 bhivarivanit膩bhi岣� prayukta
sa峁僾at膩sthakarm膩le bhannabhaktta
k峁泃膩vatara峁嘺 kama峁囜笉膩la岣�---] 1
263. ibid,p. 72 (17) 啶膏啶� 啶侧啶曕た啶曕ぞ 啶氞ぞ啶� 啶曕啶多げ啶距き啶� [sakala laukik膩 c膩ra ku艣al膩bhi] 鈥�啶班啶掂ぞ啶班た 啶掂え啶苦い啶距き啶苦 啶啶班く啷佮啷嵿い
啶さ啶むぞ啶班ぃ啶� 啶ぇ啷佮げ啶� 啶え啷嵿さ啶さ啶む 啷�
[rv膩ri vanit膩bhi岣� prayukta
mavat膩ra峁嘺ka madhuli bhanvabhavat |
]
